Altcoins today: XLM outperforms XRP while 99% of POL investors experience losses

Altcoins delivered mixed performances on Thursday as Bitcoin rebounded to $84,000.

While overall recoveries remained subdued, Stellar and Polygon stood out with contrasting market trends.

Stellar defies trends: soars over 10%

While most assets saw short-lived gains today, XLM displayed a notable bull comeback.

While Bitcoin retraced to $81K at press time, Stellar remained elevated.

The altcoin changes hands at $0.2789 after an 11.40% increase in the previous 24 hours.

The significant surge saw XLM leading the top 20 cryptos by value in gains.

Moreover, the over 60% surge in 24-hour trading volume highlights optimism in the altcoin, which could extend the current rally.

Stellar has been on investors’ radar in the past few sessions due to its connection with Ripple’s XRP.

The assets prioritize facilitating cost-friendly and fast cross-border payments, sharing a similar design scheme and codebase.

Moreover, Jed McCaleb co-founded the two projects.

Will XLM outperform XRP in the upcoming sessions? Ripple’s native coin gained 4% in the past day.

While current trends could suggest that Stellar has lagged lately.

Multiple asset managers have filed for several altcoin ETFs in the past months, including XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin.

However, none of the firms has explored XLM exchange-traded funds (so far).

That threatens Stellar’s institutional appeal as the SEC shifts its stance on digital assets.

While XLM has decoupled from the top cryptocurrencies with today’s gains, broad market sentiments will likely catch up with the alt in the upcoming sessions.

Thus, Stellar might erase its gains in the upcoming hours unless bulls dominate the entire crypto landscape.

Polygon’s profitability crisis deepens

Polygon investors are distressed as the blockchain loses profitability amid consistent price underperformance.

POL lost nearly 35% of its value in the last seven days, putting nearly all of its holders “out of the money.”

That represents a notable underperformance as it means POL’s current market price is massively lower than what holders paid during the acquisition.

Moreover, individuals who invested in Polygon last year have seen their portfolios dip by over 80% within the past 365 days.

That confirms POL’s prevailing dire situation and the squeeze holders feel due to price dips.

Polygon’s rebrand to POL from MATIC has failed to intrigue investors.

The transition promised an enhanced ecosystem for stable native coin performance.

However, POL has underperformed, disappointing investors.

POL trades at $0.2112 after losing 2% on its 24-hour chart.

Meanwhile, Polygon’s profitability crisis highlights existing trends due to the failed altcoin seasons.

All of Arbitrum investors experience losses at current ARB prices, according to Invezz.

It remains intriguing to watch altcoins’ price actions as experts forecast a selective alt season.